Mining Incidents

Island #1 Prep PlantCoal

Lst Inc · Facility
Controlled by Knight Kem & Brett
Island, Mclean County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518077
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Feb 2000

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Struck by powered moving object

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 PM ON FEBRUARY 14, 2000 DECEASED EMPLOYEE, PREPARATION PLANT OPERATOR, WALKED FROM THE PREPARATION PLANT INTO THE ACTIVE WORKING AREA OF A 275C MICHIGAN FRONT END LOADER. THE OPERATOR OF THE FRONT END LOADER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE EMPLOYEE. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE BUCKET OF THE 275C FRONT END LOADER WHILE THE OPERATOR WAS FILLING THE BUCKET OF THE FRONT END LOADER